Halifax Academy building

Halifax Academy building, or Alliance Atlantis Academy, is a Victorian era building located in downtown Halifax, Nova Scotia. It is a registered heritage property.[1]

Alliance Atlantis Academy
Address
1649 Brunswick Street, Halifax, NS
Information
Established1878 (1878)
Website

Heritage value

It was built in 1877 for use as a high school, the Halifax Academy. In 1883 Dalhousie University rented two rooms in which to house the newly founded Dalhousie Law School.[1]

It is a three-storey, red brick building built in the Second Empire style. [1] It was designed by Henry Busch, a proponent of the style, and prominent Halifax architect. Andrew Cobb designed an extension in 1917.[2]

Modern day

In 2003 Alliance Atlantis donated the building to NSCAD University[3] who have used it for their film program since 2004.[4]

References
  1. Halifax Academy Building (provincial registration). Canadian Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  2. Halifax Academy (municipal registration). Canadian Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  3. Dinoff, Distin (13 October 2003). "NSCAD gets new building, film program". Playback. Brunico Communications Ltd. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  4. "Our Campuses - NSCAD". Retrieved 29 April 2018.

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